alpine dandelion vs Sumatran orangutan

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Taraxacum	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine dandelion

The Alpine dandelion (Taraxacum scopulorum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Canada.